How could you prove that a number is divisible by 16? Use the space below to test your hypothesis using the numbers 144 & 256. Explain your new rule.

We factor the number 16 into prime numbers to get their factors.

We do the same with any given number. Only if it has the same factor as 16 that numberwill be divisible by 16

Both numbers proposed (144&256) are divisible by 16

Step-by-step explanation:

To prove it we need to factor the number 16 to get their expression in prime numbers:

16     2

 8    2

 4    2

 2    2

 1

16 is equal to

We have to factor a number and if their factor include or a higher power

then, they are divisible by 16

144        2

 72       2

 36       2

 18        2

   9       3

   3       3

   1

144 is queal to:   as it does have It is divisible by 16

256         2

128          2

  64        2

  32        2

   16        2

    8        2

    4        2

    2        2

    1

256 is equal to This contains as

therefore it is divisible by 16

ratios represent a pattern or relationship that can be scaled.

equivalent ratios are pairs of ratios that represent the same relationship between quantities, and can be generated by multiplying or dividing both quantities in the ratio by the same factor.

in this lesson, students will use double number lines and ratio reasoning to solve ratio problems. by partitioning double number lines into proportionate intervals, students will build an understanding of equivalent ratio relationships as those that are generated by multiplying or dividing two related quantities by the same number. this lesson will build upon students' prior understanding of multiplicative comparisons, number line reasoning and equivalent fractions (while highlighting the difference between equivalent fractions and equivalent ratios); and will build toward future work in this unit on building ratio tables, and work in future grades in proportionality, scaling, and expressing and graphing linear functions.

step-by-step explanation:

ratios represent a pattern or relationship that can be scaled.

equivalent ratios are pairs of ratios that represent the same relationship between quantities, and can be generated by multiplying or dividing both quantities in the ratio by the same factor.

in this lesson, students will use double number lines and ratio reasoning to solve ratio problems. by partitioning double number lines into proportionate intervals, students will build an understanding of equivalent ratio relationships as those that are generated by multiplying or dividing two related quantities by the same number. this lesson will build upon students' prior understanding of multiplicative comparisons, number line reasoning and equivalent fractions (while highlighting the difference between equivalent fractions and equivalent ratios); and will build toward future work in this unit on building ratio tables, and work in future grades in proportionality, scaling, and expressing and graphing linear functions.